Board Report - 4/29/22
Vea la versión en español del Informe de la Junta Directiva aquí.
This is a summary of the Pasco School District Board Meeting on April 26, 2022.
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Recognition
Celebrating National Board Certified Teachers
Twyla Dominguez from Robinson Elementary, Ashley Lambert from Pasco High School, and Maribel Smith from Reynolds Middle School were recognized for receiving their National Board Certification this year! These dedicated teachers all received a plaque to hang in their classroom to celebrate and acknowledge this great accomplishment.
2022 Session Overview and 2023 Planning
Marie Sullivan, Legislative Advocate, presented an overview of district successes, 2022 supplemental budgets, enrollment stabilization, school staffing, and transportation, new policies adopted for 2022-23 and 2023-24, and setting 2023 legislative priorities during a work session with the Board.
View the presentation slides
Transportation Facility Naming Update
Omar Escalera, PSD's Executive Director of Equity, Partnerships, and Family Engagement, provided a recommendation to the Board to take action on naming PSD's new transportation facility 'The Richard Lenhart Transportation Building.'
Board members voted unanimously to approve the action.
"To say thank you seems so little for everything we have received from everyone," said Nancy Lenhart, Richard Lenhart's widow, during the meeting. "This has really touched our hearts and honored us, and I know my husband would be totally humbled with this honor they have bestowed on him by naming this facility in his name," Lenhart said.
K-5 English Language Arts Curriculum Adoption Recommendation
Carla Lobos, Assistant Superintendent of Instructional Services, provided the Board with the English Language Arts (ELA) Curriculum Review Committee’s recommendation for K-5 ELA program. She provided an overview of the process the committee followed and their final recommendation, which was American Reading Company (ARC) CORE. Ms. Lobos requested the Board take action to adopt the recommended curriculum materials during the May 10 board meeting.
Superintendent's Student Action Council April
Students from the Superintendent's Student Action Council provided an update from the Student Action Council meeting they attended on April 20, 2022.
They updated the Board on their Having One Person for Everyone (H.O.P.E.) initiative and participation in a recent data carousel activity, where they analyzed data collected via the Center for Educational Effectiveness (CEE) Data: Belonging and Future Orientation and Health Youth Surveys.
Their general impression of the survey results was that Pasco students feel a better sense of preparedness for life after high school, have access to rigorous courses, and feel good about their culture and ethnic background. However, they also recognized a need for the district to focus on increasing students' feeling of hope, connections to a friend group, and sense of belonging.
They suggested that the district develop strategies for administering the survey to ensure all student groups are represented in the data collection and condense the survey. They also suggested exploring ways to analyze CEE survey data for parallels between staff and student responses.
Long Term Facilities Management Plan: February 2023 Bond Planning
Michelle Whitney, PSD Superintendent, requested that board members take action on the 2023 bond project scope, election date, and proposed rates.
The Board requested district staff draft a resolution including a:
- Bond election date of February 14, 2023
- Bond scope consisting of a comprehensive high school #3, small innovative high school, athletic field, CTE enhancement and modernization, and land purchases
- Bond amount of $195.5 million, including the application of $3 million of 2017 bond proceeds. This is an estimated tax increase of .46 per $1,000 of assessed value.
District staff will engage with outside bond council to begin the required process for putting the bond on the ballot.
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